Merkez-çevre dikotomisi Osmanlı-Türk toplumunda yöneten-yönetilen ilişkisinin kuramsal açıklanmasında kullanılan en önemli paradigmadır. Bürokratik mekanizmalar tarafından kutsal kabul edilen ve mutlak, değişmez nitelikteki merkezin değerleri ile bunların dışında kalan çevrenin ayrımına dayanan bu paradigma, çok uzun yıllar Türkiye siyasetinin hakim paradigma olarak edilmiştir. Türkiye’de merke...

This study examined the validity of a broad set of predictors for selecting European managers for a cross-cultural training program in Japan. The selection procedure assessed cognitive ability, personality, and dimensions measured by assessment center exercises and a behavior description interview. Results show that the factor Openness was significantly related to cross-cultural training perfor...

Information systems engineering for design or knowledge communities is characterized by the fact that these communities constantly monitor themselves and initiate repair processes (i.e. re-design and community learning) when disturbances occur. In this paper, we present ATLAS, a digital media information systems engineering environment that takes systematic advantage of the productive role of s...

Kin altruism appears to influence an individual’s evaluation of the reproductive decisions of other people. Playing the role of an older woman advising a younger woman about reproduction influenced female participants’ self-reported beliefs about the decision. Women randomly assigned to the group with the task of advising a daughter were more inclined to believe that the choice consistent with ...

Group decision-making problem is a common and crucial human activity. By the characteristic of group decision making process, the model of multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) process based on evidence theory is proposed. The interacting process for MAGDM is analyzed, and the consensus analysis and the improving approach in group experts’ decision making based on similarity is given. B...

The ginseng industry has expanded rapidly in recent years. Asian and American ginseng are cultivated around the world. Ginseng products in various forms are increasingly popular, and its consumers are no longer limited to Asians. More knowledge is needed about the horticultural characteristics, cultural methods, disease control, drying and storage procedures, and technology for value-added prod...

People often cooperate with members of their own group, and discriminate against members of other groups. Previous research establishes that cultural groups can form endogenously, and that these groups demonstrate in-group favouritism. Given the presence of cultural groups, the previous literature argues that cultural evolution selects for groups that exhibit parochial altruism. The source of i...